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by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé
Im stillen Klostergarten
Language: German (Deutsch)
[Im stillen]1 Klostergarten Eine bleiche Jungfrau ging; Der Mond beschien sie trübe, An ihrer Wimper hing Die Träne zarter Liebe. "O wohl mir, daß gestorben Der treue Buhle mein! Ich darf ihn wieder lieben: Er wird ein Engel sein, Und Engel darf ich lieben." Sie trat mit zagem Schritte Wohl zum [Mariabild]2; Es stand im lichten Scheine, Es sah so muttermild Herunter auf die Reine. Sie sank zu seinen Füßen, Sah auf mit Himmelsruh', Bis ihre [Augenlider]3 Im Tode fielen zu: [Ihr]3 Schleier wallte nieder.
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with: Uhlands Werke, Erster Teil, Gedichte, herausgegeben von Adalbert Silbermann, Berlin, Leipzig, Wien, Stuttgart: Deutsches Verlagshaus Bong & Co., [no year], pages 111-112.
1 Wallnöfer: "In einem"2 Some editions use "Marienbild"; Brahms's score uses this spelling.
3 Hinrichs: " Augenlieder[sic]"
4 Hinrichs: "Der"
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Die Nonne", written 1805, appears in Balladen und Romanzen [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Natanael Berg (1879 - 1957), "Die Nonne", from In der Ferne, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by L. Bosse , "Die Nonne ", op. 5 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1894 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Die Nonne", op. 44 (Zwölf Lieder und Romanzen für Frauenchor a capella oder mit willk. Pianofortebegleitung) no. 6 (1859-60?), published 1867, Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hugo Dakon , "Die Nonne", published 1877 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 3, Berlin, Paez [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Esser (1818 - 1872), "Die Nonne", op. 1 (2 Gedichte von Rückert und: die Nonne von Uhland) no. 2, published 1837 [ voice and piano ], Mannheim, Heckel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julius Otto Grimm (1827 - 1903), "Die Nonne", op. 8 (Sechs Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 6, published 1858 [ mixed chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by J. Jacques Haakman , "Die Nonne", op. 1 (Zwölf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1885 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- misattributed to Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847) and by Fanny Hensel (1805 - 1847), "Die Nonne", op. 9 (Zwölf Lieder [note: this is Felix Mendelssohn's opus, in which three songs were composed by Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel]) no. 12, H-U 46 [ voice and piano ], note: this was first published in Felix Mendelssohn's opus [sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Leopold) Heinrich (Picot de Peccaduc), Freiherr von Herzogenberg (1843 - 1900), "Die Nonne", op. 101 (Sechs Balladen für 1 höhere Stimme ) no. 3, published 1898 [ high voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Marie Hinrichs (1828 - 1891), "Die Nonne", op. 1 (Neun Gesänge) no. 8, published 1846 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
- by C. Kainer , "Die Nonne", op. 5 (Zwei Gesänge für Mezzo-Sopran oder Bariton mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1882 [ mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano ], Bremen, Praeger & Meier [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julius Kniese (1848 - 1905), "Die Nonne", op. 10 (Sechs Lieder) no. 3, published 1890 [ voice and piano ], Dresden, Hoffarth [sung text not yet checked]
- by Conradin Kreutzer (1780 - 1849), "Die Nonne (Romanze)", op. 60, Heft 1 (1. Folge der Frühlings- und Wanderlieder) no. 3, KWV 9107 no. 3 [ voice and piano ], from 12 Lieder und Romanzen von L. Uhland, für 1 und 2 Singstimmen mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Jakob Mendel (1809 - 1881), "Die Nonne" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franz Otto (1809 - 1842), "Romanze: Die Nonne", op. 9 no. 6, published 1877, from Sechs Lieder von Uhland, no. 6, Regensburg, Coppenrath [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Joseph) Joachim Raff (1822 - 1882), "Die Nonne", op. 98 no. 21 (1855-63), from Sanges-Frühling, no. 21 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Anton Rückauf (1855 - 1903), "Die Nonne ", op. 6 (Drei Balladen von L. Uhland für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1888 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Sigismund Thalberg (1812 - 1871), "Die Nonne", op. 8 (Sechs deutsche Lieder, Erstes Heft) no. 5 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adolf Wallnöfer (1854 - 1946), "Die Nonne", op. 81 (Vier Gesänge nach Gedichten von Ludwig Uhland) no. 4 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Peter) Nicolai von Wilm (1834 - 1911), "Die Nonne", op. 222 (Zehn Gesänge) no. 6, published <<1905 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, C. F. Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Zenger (1837 - 1911), "Die Nonne", op. 30 (Drei vierstimmige Gesänge für gemischten Chor mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1880 [ four-part mixed chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Mélanie Adélaïde Simplice Dentu (1806 - 1874) ; composed by Mélanie Adélaïde Simplice Dentu.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Corien Sleeswijk) , "De non", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Kelly Dean Hansen) , "The nun", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La nonne", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 85
La nonne
Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)
Une pâle vierge marchait en silence dans le jardin du couvent. La lumière indécise de la lune l'éclairait, À ses cils étaient suspendues Les larmes d'un tendre amour. « Ô je suis contente que mon fidèle amant soit mort ! J'ai à nouveau le droit de l'aimer : Il sera un ange, Et j'ai le droit d'aimer les anges. » D'un pas hésitant elle se dirigea vers l'image de Marie ; Elle baignait dans un jour lumineux, Elle abaissa un regard tendrement maternel Sur la pure jeune fille. Celle-ci tomba à ses pieds, regarda vers le ciel avec calme, Jusqu'à ce que ses paupières Dans la mort se ferment : Alors son voile flotta vers le sol.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2010 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Die Nonne", written 1805, appears in Balladen und Romanzen
This text was added to the website: 2010-11-08
Line count: 16
Word count: 113